US 12,463,992 B2
Data collection management
Scott Miserendino, Arlington, VA (US); Ryan Peters, Reston, VA (US); and Jeffrey Oatess, Edgewater, CO (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/864,480.
Prior Publication US 2024/0022583 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/1425 (2013.01) [H04L 63/1416 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
sending, by a computing device and to at least one sensor of a plurality of sensors, information indicating a first mode, of a plurality of modes, indicating one or more first amounts of data, of one or more data types, to report;
receiving, from the plurality of sensors, initial data comprising first data received, from the at least one sensor, according to the first mode;
determining, based on the initial data, a security event associated with the at least one sensor;
sending, based on the security event and to the at least one sensor, information indicating a second mode indicating one or more second amounts of data, of the one or more data types, to report;
receiving, from the at least one sensor, second data according to the second mode;
sending one or more instructions, based on the security event and to the at least one sensor, that cause the at least one sensor to:
determine a difference between past sensor data, reported according to the first mode and within a past time frame, and stored sensor data, received within the past time frame and associated with the second mode; and
report the difference between the past sensor data reported according to the first mode and the stored sensor data associated with the second mode.